“THE MIDDLE WATCH”

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22257, 9 May 1934, Page 11

“THE MIDDLE WATCH”

At the Town Hall Concert Chamber toI night the Dunedin Strolling Players will present that rollicking comedy, "The . Middle Watch." Specially constructed sceuery has been made to give atmosphere to the play. The story of the play concerns two girls who are guests at an afternoon dance on board a British battleship on the China station. They are asked to" remain for dinner by the commander. Unfortunately the last boat ashore I breaks down, and the captain, a womanhater, is informed of the plight of the girls. He sets out to punish, the young ladies and the officers responsible, and is about to send a message to his admiral's flagship explaining what has happened and asking that a. picket boat should be sent to remove the fair intruders, when he falls suddenly in love with one of them. Putting their heads together in conspiracy, the captain and his commander decide to allow the girls to spend the night on the ship, and Marine Ogg is told off to guard them. From that point the fun begins in earnest. In the middle watch, which is at a very late hour, the ship is ordered to put out to sea to aid a distressed vessel, on board which is the wife and daughter of the admiral. The efforts of the captain and commander, with the aid of Marine Ogg. to keep the " old man" from discovering the girls are hilarious to a degree. The cast includes Misses Anita-Winkcl, Elsie M'Peak, Gweuda Burt, Erana Newbold, Molly Baker, and Messrs Douglas Dall, George Salniond, Douglas Skene, Reynolds Herbert, Roland Watson, C. Cmith, Percy Smith, and G. Dickie, and the play is being produced by Mr Douglas Dall. The box plan is at the-D.I.C.